CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
HONORED WITH SECOND
CONVENTIONSOUTH READER'S CHOICE AWARDThe
nation's top meeting planners again recognize the organization's commitment to
professionalism, creativity, and service

The CACVB is among 180 convention
and visitor bureaus (CVBs), meeting facilities and hotels located across the
South to receive this year's Readers' Choice Award. Throughout the year,
meeting professionals nominated the meeting sites they believe provide
exemplary service for group events. The nominated sites are then compiled onto
an online ballot where meeting professionals and fans are asked to vote for the
best of the best. More than 5,000 voters participated this year in the
selection process - the highest vote count ever recorded.

This is the second time that
Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau has received the
award, making it an even greater honor to present it with a 2015 Readers'
Choice Award. The Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau
will be featured as an award recipient in the December 2015 Awards Issue of ConventionSouth
magazine.

"ConventionSouth readers and fans
have voted to decide the best meeting sites in the South, and it is no surprise
to us that the Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau has
been selected to receive our annual Readers' Choice Award," said
ConventionSouth Publisher J. Talty O'Connor. "The value in receiving this
prestigious recognition is that it comes from the United States' top meeting
professionals who hold events in the South. These planners demand the highest
level of customer service and quality facilities, and they have contributed in
determining that Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau
indeed displays the commitment to professionalism, creativity and service that they
require."

The CACVB's Executive Director, Kurt
Burkhart, is thrilled with this new recognition. "Our team is humbled by this recognition,
provided to our organization for a second year in a row" he said. "A main focus of our organization is to
encourage group travel to Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Our destination is a wonderful place for small
to mid-size meetings and conventions, and for our Bureau to be recognized by
meeting planners nationwide, is testament to our pledge to offer the best
assistance possible."

ConventionSouth is an award-winning
publication aimed at meeting planners nationwide, presenting industry-relevant
content such as destination, green meetings, and site inspection guides. A production of Covey Publications, the
monthly magazine also boasts a comprehensive website.

Charlottesville and Albemarle County,
as a destination, have racked-up numerous accolades that continue to motivate
travelers to visit, what is commonly referred to as, Jefferson's County. Livability named the destination one of 10 Best College Towns, 100 Best Places to Live and more
recently, Top 10 Places to Retire,
while Good Housekeeping magazine proclaimed Charlottesville to be the Happiest City in America. Forbes Magazine named our area the Locavore capital of the world; Go Green
Go Travel chose Charlottesville as their #1
destination for agritourism; and Wine Enthusiast Magazine proclaimed Charlottesville
as one of America's 5 New Foodie Cities
and Virginia as one of the top 10 wine
destinations in the world. With its burgeoning arts and entertainment scene,
Charlottesville remains a draw for visitors who attend our array of festivals
and events that celebrate music, theater and innovation, not to mention food
& wine. A complete list of accolades
can be found here: http://www.visitcharlottesville.org/media/accolades/ .

About
the Charlottesville Albemarle Convention & Visitors Bureau (CACVB):
In addition to serving as the global resource for marketing the tourism assets
of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, Virginia, through www.visitcharlottesville.org,
the CACVB assists tour operators, meeting planners, reunions and other groups
in planning visits to the destination.
CACVB's mission is "to enhance the economic prosperity of City and
County by promoting, selling and marketing the City of Charlottesville and
County of Albemarle, as a destination, in pursuit of the meetings and tourism
markets." CACVB operates the Downtown Visitor Center (610 E Main St)
which is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and a second visitor center, the Albemarle
Tourism and Adventure Center downtown
Crozet (5791 Three Notch'd Rd), as well as a touch-screen kiosk at Monticello's Thomas
Jefferson Visitor Center. In addition,
the organization manages powerful social media channels;
ExperienceCharlottesville on Facebook, @VisitCVille on Twitter, CVilleVA on
Pinterest, and @CharlottesvilleVA on Instagram and Vimeo.